Third arrest made in tractor theft

MACOMB — A third subject police say is allegedly responsible for the theft of a tractor valued at around $13,000 from Macomb Park District property several months ago.

Mark E. McCann, 48, of Monmouth was arrested at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a Macomb Police Department news release. A Macomb Area Crime Stoppers tip, police say, indicated McCann was presently working in Monmouth before investigators, who are looking into theft of a Blue Holland Tractor and other items from Lakeview Nature Center on Spring Lake Road on Dec. 13, were notified.

McCann is also believed to be responsible for theft of a mailbox on Tower Road in Macomb.

Around $18,000 of equipment had been stolen, including a Blue New Holland tractor valued at $13,000, a push mower, brush cutter, step ladder and others. Some of the items have been recovered, such as the mower and ladder.

Authorities from the MPD and McDonough County Sheriff's Office recovered the Blue Holland Tractor from rural Monmouth.

Michael D. Brewer, 40, and Gustav Willett, 41, both of Monmouth, have also been recently arrested in connection to the thefts.

MPD and sheriff's investigators were assisted by officers from the Monmouth Police Department and deputies from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.